Englijh Gardner . 
c^re to keep your Cabbage (talks of Seed from breaking with 
the wind, by bearing them up with (takes or poles frit tied. 
Colliflower-feed is likewife fown at the fame (eafons as 
Cabbages, but for the moft part on hot Beds (al(o amongft 
early Radi(b, and betimes in the Spring,) the manner is to 
make a Bed of good new Dung and litter together, of what 
length you think fit for the quantity of Seed you defire tofow, 
about a foot and a half thick may be fufficient, or two foot j 
if you begin very early lay it in order, and tread it well, and 
cover your dung with about a hand breadth deep of good 
mold, making provifion to keep your mold from crumb¬ 
ling or falling off the edges of your Bed 5 then' you are 
to fow your feed not over thick, and covering it about an 
inch deep or lefs with fine mold, then you are to Arch your 
Bed all over, that you may cover it the better from cold or 
wet weather y you mud upon all opportunities when the air 
is temperate uncover them, and harden them by degrees, and 
when your Plants are about two or three inches high, you 
may make another Bed of lefs fubftance than your firft, and 
being of a fit-temper, that is,as warm as the Bed from whence 
you are to plant,especially if it be very early, you are to prick 
them out about three fingers breadth afunder or lefs, not for¬ 
getting to water them upon all occafions as need requires 5 you 
are to fhadow your Plants after new planting in cafe of (unny 
weather, and fo let them grow until! they have got fome con¬ 
venient ftrength, and fit to be planted where they may flower 5 
the ground where you are to plant them ought to be made 
rich with dung, and then in fome handfome order about two 
foot afunder or little moreyouareto (et your Plants} cut them 
from off your Bed with mold about every Plant, and (o to 
Plant them that the ground may be low about each Plant, af¬ 
ter the fafhionof a Bole or Bafon,the better to hold water,be¬ 
ing poured to them, which they ought to have pretty plen¬ 
tiful in cafe of dry weather } feldom and flight watering will 
caufethem to run to flower before they have lufficient ftrength 
to bring forth a good or large flower, if you fow for Winter 
M 2 " Plants. 
